Obituary of James M. Skrdlant

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES M. SKRDLANT James Millard Skrdlant, son of Charles and Molly (Vosika) Skrdlant, was born September 2, 1920, at the family home in Norton County. He passed away on May 3, 2010, at the Norton Andbe Home, at the age of 89. James attended rural Norton County school system. James served his country in the 580th Signal Air Warning Battalion, stationed in the Hawaiian, Admiralty and Philippine Islands from 1942 to 1945. After his return home James took a job shucking corn for his future wife, Lena C. Saathoff's father. James gave Lena a ride home from school and they started dating. James and Lena married on August 6, 1946 and started farming on land 2 miles east and 2 ½ miles south of Norton. They lived on the farm that he had shared with his brother Charles. Together they built a ranch and continued there until 2004 when they moved to the Norton Manor. They resided there until 2008 when they moved to the Norton Andbe Home. James enjoyed a love for nature, especially birds, coyotes and native grasses and flowers. He walked every inch of their 640 acres many times and even built a pond north of the farm buildings with a bucket and shovel. James was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Molly; and his brothers, Charles, Emil, Robert and Vernon. He is survived by his wife, Lena C. Skrdlant; daughters: Julia Skrdlant and Dawn (Bob) Pauley; his brothers, Orval and Garold; sisters, Evelyn Strayer and Barbara Booth; grandchildren, Jeff Howell and fiance Jordan Mangold, Jay and Rhonda Howell, Justin and Katrina Pauley, and Heather and Rob Berger; great grandchildren, Cinnamon, Kacy and Jamie Howell; Aidan, Aylwen, Rowan, Eran and Tahlya Berger; Kansas, Jubal and Zivah Pauley, and a host of friends and relatives. FUNERAL SERVICE - Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 10:30 AM PLACE - Enfield Funeral Home - 215 W. Main - Norton, Kansas INTERMENT - Norton Cemetery - Norton, Kansas MEMORIAL - Norton Andbe Home FRIENDS MAY CALL - at the Enfield Funeral Home in Norton on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM ARRANGEMENTS BY - Enfield Funeral Home of Norton